Add in some editing, drafting two new scenes (mine), dinner out with friends, an afternoon of yard cleanup and a soak in the hot tub, and we had a couple of restful yet productive days here at Hearth Cricket.

Ha! Well, I usually don't write more than three or four hours a day, plus there's plenty of canning, baking, and simmering time in which to write! Much easier than trying to fit in the outside activities like gardening.

I live in Colorado and write culinary and gardening mysteries as Bailey Cates, Bailey Cattrell, and Cricket McRae. Here you'll find a little book news, a lot of recipes, and musings on the writing life.